1. CreationCreate a Polygon primitive sphereCreate a Nurb Primitive cubeView your shapes as a solid (they should turn grey)2. MovementZoom in and outPanel around the screenRoll around the screenChange perspective3. ManipulateMove an object in all directions manually and in the channel boxScale an object manually and in the channel boxrotate an object manually and in the channel boxUse the 'HOT KEYs' to change between these manipulation4. SelectionChange into face modeSelect four faces from a polygon objectSelect some more random faces facesDeselect some of those facesManipulate these facesDeselect all facesChange back to object mode

Learning Target: Identify and use shortcut keys to navigate the Maya workspace

That is a scary interface and anything can disappear or some setting may happen that messes up everything so..HOW TO RESET EVERYTHING!!!!!Quit Maya> MAc HD> users> my user>library>preferences>autodesk>maya>mydocuments>maya>2014The rename that version of Maya with '2014_backup. What will happen is when you start up Maya the computer won't be able to find it. The message on the right will appear and you'll need to click create default preferences. Then all will be well!!

Views

There are different way in which you can view. Perspective view is the most common. You can change view by tapping space bar. Hover over the view you want and tap again. Check you are in the correct mode. See pink circle in image below

hot keys

Hot key are going got make your life quick and easy! learn them and use them!

Button for Naviagtion around the screen

Rotates around the screen

draw a polygon primitive

To see how you move a object we first need to draw one. Polygons are made up of straight lines, faces and vertex (where the lines intersect)create > polygon primitive > cubeDrag across, let go then drag up.

﻿To manipulate an object﻿The ikons are on the left side in the tool box